Christmas tree time!

Erik woke up Friday morning with a fire underneath him... ready to get a Christmas tree, decorate the house and put the outdoor lights up!  SO, we bundled up and headed up the mountains in search of the perfect tree.  We usually go to a pre-cut tree farm in Watsonville... but this year I thought Finn would like to see a real Christmas farm.  I wanted to go to a farm in boulder creek.. just about the furthest farm away from our house because I read it was cute for kids... and it was.  There was a general store, farm animals, cookies, hot cider and hay rides.  What I didn't read was the type of tree I wanted doesn't grow in Santa Cruz :-) Poor Erik and Finn walked around the whole farm so excited to cut a tree down... but we never found one.  Instead I found the Noble Fir in the pre-cut tree section imported from Oregon State.  Not too green of me, but it's a beautiful little tree! Erik was excited that he didn't have to drag a tree down the mountain to our car ;-) Finn didn't even realize where it came from... all he cared about was the "coco" (cookie) he got at the general store...

getting Finn to wear a hat...

For the past few months, Finnly has decided that he doesn't like hats, helmets and hoods... and is leaning towards not liking clothes in general...  So we're trying all methods to get him ready for winter and hat wearing time. Anything dad likes, Finn likes...!  

trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

I've been wanting to take Finn to the Aquarium for some time... but was waiting until he was a little older and would enjoy it... and it was worth the wait.  We went down with a few of his buddies and he LOVED it.  The hits were; the two story fish tank, turtles and sea otters!  We spent so much time in the kids area, we didn't make it through the whole museum... for another day.  

Halloween 2010

Grandpa Cormier's birthday is on Halloween, so we had a little birthday dinner/watch the Giants Play/answer the door for tricker treaters night... it was lots of fun. Finn crashed early in his Thomas the Train PJ's.  Thanks for another Fun Halloween! 

At the parade...

Getting ready for the Capitola Halloween Parade... It was hard work trying to keep "some" of his costume on long enough to take a picture!  

        

We carved our pumpkins on Halloween Eve....As you can see, we got a little into it.  We brought Finn out to look at them, and he gave them a glance, a point and that's about it. I think he was probably wondering why we ruined his beautiful "Papies" as he calls pumpkins.  

Napa with grandpa and grandma Cormier

Opus One... great view! 

The boys took a little nap at Regusci winery

Finn likes to give his buddy Dean hugs...

At Darioush Winery

Grandpa and Grandma Cormier came out to spend Halloween and Grandpa C's birthday with us...so we headed to Napa for a little wine tasting and cheers with the Wagners!  It's always VIP with them... private tastings and cellar tours plus great company and loads of wine knowledge!  Erik's dad, who's a strict Bud Light guy, even tasted all the wine...his favorite being Opus One, excellent taste ;-)